KID'S SCIENCE Structure of the Sun : Pattern

Sun Prominence Base

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Assembly tip
Writing the number of each section on its back side before cutting
out the sections is highly recommended.
(* This way, you can be sure which section is which even after
cutting out the sections.)
Fold and crease mountain folds and valley folds before applying glue.
Take your time to cut out each piece carefully.
Trace along the folds with a ruler and an exhausted pen (no ink)
to get a sharper, easier fold.
When applying glue to large areas,
take care to prevent warping of paper that may be caused by
over-application of glue.
Apply small amounts of glue around the peripheral of the piece or
use dual-sided tape to minimize warping.

Necessary utensils Notation Key

Mountain fold
(dotted line)
Structure of the Sun
Valley fold
(dashed and dotted line)
The Sun was born about 4.6 billion years ago, and has been shining over and
scissors, set square, glue, pencil, used ballpoint pen Scissors line (solid line)
nurturing us and all lives on the earth. The major difference in the structure between
the Sun and the Earth or the moon is that it is entirely composed of high temperature Caution Guidelines (dotted lines)
Align these guidelines
gases. The Sun is structured with roughly three layers of the core, radiate layer and when gluing pieces together.
Please read the Assembly Instructions carefully,
convection layer, and among these three layers, the core, in particular, has the and assemble in order as shown on the pattern sheets.
highest temperature and density, and generates the sources of light and heat by This papercraft involves using glue, scissors, Arrow indicates Glue spot (Red dot)
nuclear fusion. This generated energy fills the radiate layer and it is carried to the and other utensils and materials that may be dangerous position for gluing
to young children. or insertion. Glue reverse side
surface (photosphere) by actions in the convection layer. Actually, however, it takes Please work somewhere out of reach of young children. (Green dot)
hundreds of thousand years before the energy generated in the core reaches the
* The following are used in the assembly instructions.
surface of the Sun, and the energy travels the distance between the Sun and the Pattern
Earth around 150 million km to reach us. Nineteen A4 sheets (No. 1 to No. 19) Indicates reverse side of paper.
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Chromosphere

Chromosphere
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Glue the rear sides together and cut off the parts drawn on the parts.
Do not glue the valley-fold parts.
Radiate
layer

Glue the rear sides together and cut off the parts drawn on the parts.
Do not glue the valley-fold parts.
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Upper part of the Sun

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Upper part of the Sun

After you have cut

the part, glue it here.

Reinforcement part A
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Lower part of the Sun

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Lower part of the Sun

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Lower part of the Sun

Cut in with the scissors from here,
and then cut off the inner circle.

After you have cut

the part, glue it here.

Reinforcement part B
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Lower part of the Sun

Reinforcement part C
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Lower part of the Sun

Convection
layer

Radiate
layer
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Base

Reinforcement part D

After you have cut

the part, glue it here.
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Base

Structure of the Sun

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Base

After you have cut

the part, glue it here.
Corona

Reinforcement part E
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Sun
The Sun was born about 4.6 billion years the radiate layer and it is carried to the
ago, and has been shining over and surface (photosphere) by actions in the
nurturing us and all lives on the earth. The convection layer. Actually, however, it takes
major difference in the structure between the hundreds of thousand years before the
Sun and the Earth or the moon is that it is energy generated in the core reaches the
entirely composed of high temperature surface of the Sun, and the energy travels
gases. The Sun is structured with roughly the distance between the Sun and the Earth
three layers of the core, radiate layer and around 150 million km to reach us.
convection layer, and among these three
layers, the core, in particular, has the
highest temperature and density, and
generates the sources of light and heat by
nuclear fusion. This generated energy fills

Data of the Sun [Structure chart] [Photosphere]

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The shining part of the sun’s surface
Diameter: Approx. 1.4 million km (approx.
that we usually see.
109 times larger than the earth) Chromosphere
Mass: 1.989 x 1030kg (approx. 330,000 times
The surface temperature is about 6,000°C
larger than the earth)) Corona Convection and the Sun also emits ultraviolet rays. Chromosphere
Average density: 1.41g/cm3 (approx. 1/4 of Photosphere layer
the earth)
Rotation cycle: Approx. 25 days
Macula Radiate layer
Distance: Approx. 150 million km from the earth
Core temperature: Approx. 16 million°C
Temperature on the surface of the photosphere:
Approx. 6,000°C Core
Temperature on the macula: Approx. 4,000°C
Photosphere
Temperature of the corona: Approx. 1 million°C
Apparent stellar magnitude: -26.74, etc.
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[Chromosphere] [Macula]
A layer of atmosphere with the depth of Large vortex seen on the surface of the
around 1,500km located between the photosphere.
photosphere and corona. The diameters are 1,000km to as large
It is constantly making violent movement as a dozen thousand km. The temperature
and the temperatures differ by locations. is about 4,000°C. They newly appear and
disappear in changing shapes.

Chromosphere Macula

Convection layer Photosphere

[Prominence (Solar prominence)] [Corona]

High temperature gas that erupts from Very thin gas layer that spreads
the chromospheres like flames. outside the chromospheres.
Its height sometimes reaches The temperature is over
over 100,000km. Chromosphere 1 million°C. It is usually Corona
Some last for several days or several months, invisible, but we can see it
while others disappear in a few minutes or well at total solar eclipse.
a few hours.

Prominence (Solar prominence)

Convection layer
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CAUTION

Do not hit other people with the pointed edges.

Doing so could result in injury.
KID'S SCIENCE Adults should make sure that children observe this caution.

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